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Biden Wants $842 Billion In Defense Spending

Brian Everstine

President Joe Biden is proposing a 3.2% jump in Pentagon spending, allocating $842 billion for fiscal 2024.

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HAI Heli-Expo Special Report

Sikorsky, Leonardo Study X2 For Italian High-Speed Mission

Guy Norris

Sikorsky is working with Leonardo Helicopters to evaluate its X2 coaxial rigid-rotor compound helicopter technology for application to an emerging Italian Army.

Malaysia’s Weststar To Partner With Leonardo On AW609

Tony Osborne

Malaysia’s Weststar Aviation Group has become the latest partner to sign up to develop capabilities for Leonardo’s AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

MH-139A Grey Wolf Moves Into Production Phase

Guy Norris

Boeing plans to deliver the final pair of developmental MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters to the U.S. Air Force in July-August.

U.S. Firefighting Operator Billings Buys Surplus Dutch Chinooks

Tony Osborne

The Netherlands Defense Ministry is selling off six of its retired Boeing CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters to a U.S. operator.

Schweizer Exploring Turbine Engine Installation for S300C

Tony Osborne

Schweizer is considering the installation of a turbine engine as a possible alternative to the piston engine that currently powers its S300C light helicopter.

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In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Mar. 09 2023

Four newcomers plan launch complexes at Cape Canaveral and advanced battery producer American Lithium Energy has secured $13.2 million in funding to expand its U.S.-based manufacturing capacity. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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First Take, March 13, 2023

Graham Warwick

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

U.S. Air Force Accelerates Future Tanker Program And Cancels KC-Y

Brian Everstine

Officials call for clean-sheet designs, saying commercial-derivative refuelers are not survivable.

U.S. Air Force Plans 200 Sixth-Gen Fighters, 1,000 Autonomous Wingmen

Brian Everstine

Next-Generation Air Dominance to be approximately a one-for-one F-22 replacement, bolstered by collaborative combat aircraft.

Qantas Takes Steps To Ease Fleet and Workforce Concerns

Adrian Schofield

Investments in used aircraft and training facilities will help address growth constraints.

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On March 13, U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to submit its fiscal 2024 budget request to the Congress.

The U.S. military will be stretched between the need to create new technologies that help it stay ahead of a rising China, maintain existing platforms, cope with the demand for equipping Ukrainian forces and backfill equipment already sent to the front lines.

Within the Air Force, Secretary Frank Kendall has telegraphed his intent to start a dozen new programs.

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